Tag: political party

Coalition of democratic watchdogs query appointment of card carrying members of political party as RECs

Emporium Reporters

A coalition of CSOs under the aegis of Democratic Watchdogs of Nigeria has queried the appointment of confirmed card carrying members of a political as Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs by the President Bola Tinubu’s led administration demanding an immediate withdrawal of such names.   This was contained in a letter addressed to the Chief of Staff, CoS, to President Tinubu, President of the Senate, Speaker HoR, INEC chairman, development partners, other critical stakeholders.   The coalition in the letter co-signed by its members declared that to give meaningful interpretations to…

NYSC disowns Corps Members campaigning for a political party ….. Says the scheme remain apolitical

Emporium Reporters

The attention of NYSC Management has been drawn to a campaign poster making the rounds in the social media, showing some ladies in NYSC uniform purporting to be Corps Members endorsing one of the political parties in the country.   The message encapsulated in the poster is antithetical to the policy of the Scheme which forbids Corps Members from showing partisan interest in politics.   In addition, it is a direct assault on the integrity of the NYSC which is among the electoral umpires, and has been in collaboration with…